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	Irak-Arabi - LoveToKnow 1911 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Later this double city became the imperial capital of the Sassanids, and under the name Madain still continued to flourish after the Arabic conquest, to be finally superseded by the neighbouring Bagdad.
		That region was called in the time of the Sassanids, Suristan, a translation of the Aramaean designation Beth-Aramaya, " country of the Syrians," for the land was mainly occupied by Aramaeans.
		By a notable substitution the Arabs afterwards gave the name Nabat, i.e.
	www.1911encyclopedia.org /Irak-Arabi (2631 words)

	The Bundahishn ("Creation"), or Knowledge from the Zand: chapters 18-23
		The Veh river passes on in the east, goes through the land of Sind, and flows to the sea in Hindustan, and they call it there the Mehra river.
		The sources of the Frat river are from the frontier of Arum, they feed upon it in Suristan, and it flows to the Diglat river; and of this Frat it is that that they produce irrigation over the land.
		It is declared that Manuschihar excavated the sources, and cast back the water all to one place, as it says thus: 'I reverence the Frat, full of fish, which Manuschihar excavated for the benefit of his own soul, and he seized the water and gave to drink.' 12.
	www.avesta.org /pahlavi/bund18.html (2397 words)

	Errol Flynn & Olivia de Havilland 2: The Charge of the Light Brigade (1936) at Reel Classics
		Further, rather than portray it as a costly military blunder, the movie credits the famous charge with precipitating the fall of Sebastopol, a Russian fortress on the north shore of the Black Sea, which was not taken by the forces of Great Britain and France until almost a year later.
		Surat Khan is displeased that the British government has discontinued the annuity that previously cemented their amiable alliance, but Flynn's actions earn him the amir's favor and temporarily postpone any armed conflict in the border region.
		When her father, Colonel Campbell (Donald Crisp) discovers the relationship, he forbids Perry ever to see his daughter again and advises her to fight the passing infatuation.
	www.reelclassics.com /Teams/Flynn-deHav/efodh2.htm (1665 words)

	Compare Prices and Read Reviews on The Charge of the Light Brigade at Epinions.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Thus, as THE CHARGE OF THE LIGHT BRIGADE begins in 1853, Captain Nolan becomes Cornet Geoffrey Vickers (Errol Flynn) of the 27th Lancers, escorting the mission of Sir Humphrey Harcourt (E. Clive) to the State of Suristan in Northern India.
		Sir Humphrey informs the ruler of Suristan, Surat Khan, that Her Majesty's Government must regretfully cancel financial support of 150, 000 pounds per annum granted his late foster father.
		In an atmospheric scene employing drums and the shadows of dancing girls, Surat Khan (C. Henry Gordon), a fictionalized Nana Sahib, ruefully observes: "Confidence is an admirable quality.
	www.epinions.com /content_45186256516 (1876 words)

	Errol Flynn & Olivia de Havilland, a Classic Screen Team at Reel Classics: Article 2: New York Times review of ...
		Still, it must be conceded that the Warners stretched the bootstraps to the limit.
		For reasons of their own, they have invented the Surat Khan of Suristan, who, losing a handsome annuity from Her Majesty's government, has entered a secret alliance with Russia on the eve of the Crimean War.
		Realizing that England, with troubles enough on the Continent, can be harried by an uprising on the Indian frontier, the Amir leads several minor forays and then wipes out and inadequately manned border outpost, killing men, women and children.
	www.reelclassics.com /Teams/Flynn-deHav/efodh-article2.htm (546 words)

	The Charge of the Light Brigade (1936 b 115') (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Inspired by Tennyson's poem of a battle in the Crimean War, in this fictionalized version a treacherous massacre by a local warlord stimulates a British officer to launch a vengeful but suicidal charge.
		In Suristan, India Geoff Vickers (Errol Flynn) on a hunt saves the life of Surat Khan (C. Henry Gordon) by shooting a leopard.
		In 1854 at Calcutta Elsa Campbell (Olivia de Havilland) has fallen in love with her fiancé's brother Perry Vickers (Patric Knowles).
	www.san.beck.org /MM/1936/ChargeofLightBrigade.html (473 words)

	Peter Paphides: Archive (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Madrid's tiny Suristan club is a smaller venue than Les Negresses Vertes are used to.
		Five years on at the Suristan, Canavese knows the answer: 'It doesn't matter if you don't know the words-the feeling is unmistakeable.'
		Peter Paphides is a London-based freelance music journalist, writing for The Times, Time Out and The Observer.
	www.peterpaphides.com /index.php?page=archive&article=19 (745 words)

	Flamenco Dance Class Calendar (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Born in Granada, La Moneta has been winning prizes since she went pro at 12.
		She has appeared on TV and in theaters all over Spain, and in 2000 she made a blistering debut at Suristan in Madrid and was promptly declared "most remarkable dancer of the year" by the journal Alma 100.
		She now plays Casa Patas and Sala Kaldimono in the capital and scoops up laurels at Flamenco competitions in the provinces.
	home.earthlink.net /~bc77/flamcalendar/avignon.html (819 words)

	Amazon.com: Charge of the Light Brigade (1936) : Video (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Romantic sublplots aside, Flynn and an army of supporting actors hold the thin red line of 19th century British imperialism.
		Henry Gordon is evilly conniving as Surat Khan, leader of the fictional Suristan faction.
		When England cuts off his money, Surat Khan wages war against the British interlopers.
	www.amazon.com /exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/6302120616?v=glance (1574 words)

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